Verse 6
He will blaspheme God by claiming to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4). This is evidently what he will do throughout the Great Tribulation, not just at one point in it. Enoixen, "he opened," is a constative aorist. [Note: Robertson, 6:401.] The phrase "he opened his mouth" often indicates the beginning of a prolonged discourse (cf. Matthew 5:2; Acts 8:35). He will speak against God and God’s dwelling place, His heavenly tabernacle (Daniel 7:25). The phrase "those who dwell in heaven" defines the tabernacle in terms of its inhabitants, namely, God and the holy angels. Apparently the beast will share the dragon’s antagonism to God and the angels for having cast the dragon out of heaven (Revelation 12:7-9; Revelation 12:12).
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